The IEC says it will 'vigorously' oppose any legal action aimed at interfering in the conduct of the elections and finalisation and announcement of results.
Parties raised concerns, among others, about the ink used to mark voters' thumbs being easy to remove.The Electoral Commission says it will"vigorously" oppose any legal action aimed at interfering in the conduct of the elections and finalisation and announcement of results.
In a statement, the commission noted that only it was empowered by law to adjudicate on the outcome of elections, declare the outcome and announce results. It said aggrieved parties had ample recourse to raise objections through the normal objection process and, if still unsatisfied, to appeal against decisions of the commission in court.
Twenty-seven disgruntled political parties put the Independent Electoral Commission on terms, threatening Electoral Court action if the body didn’t appoint an independent auditor and review election results by 11am on Saturday.In a lawyer’s letter bearing the title “extremely urgent”, the parties staged an eleventh-hour effort to have their parlous performance at the polls reviewed.
The commission said in its response on Saturday it had received 47 objections, of which five were upheld and five withdrawn by the objecting parties. Most of the objections did not meet the requirements of section 55 and lacked any evidence of irregularity, it said.
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